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technology is important, but it's also important to think about what is the impact of the technology and how do we design the technology in the best way we can. so without further ado, i will introduce kentaro here. [applause] >> thank you for that introduction, and i'd like to thank the center as well as mit for hosting this and all of you for coming. so, you know, when you have a book titled "geek heresy," i feel like i need to establish my geek credentials. [laughter] and in an mit audience, that's particularly difficult. i want to do it in a slightly different way, i want to talk about policy issues. so over the last four decades or so, the united states has not seen a dramatic change in its rate of poverty. here in america, basically, poverty, the poverty rate declined from about 1940 til about 1970, but since then it's hovered somewhere around 12, 13, 14%, and meanwhile inequality has risen, and social mobility has stagnated. now, during the that same period, we have witnessed an explosion of digital technologies. so everything from the internet to the personal computer, from m
technology is important, but it's also important to think about what is the impact of the technology and how do we design the technology in the best way we can. so without further ado, i will introduce kentaro here. [applause] >> thank you for that introduction, and i'd like to thank the center as well as mit for hosting this and all of you for coming. so, you know, when you have a book titled "geek heresy," i feel like i need to establish my geek credentials. [laughter] and in...
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technology, the technology here is problematic and inconsistent. it has not been perfected. images of law-abiding people have been acquired in the security of the databases is an issue after we've seen with recent breaches of databases. private companies acquiring and scraping their information and selling it to the feds, manipulation can take place. it expands the surveillance state we have been railing against. the gao gave important concerns. those -- that's a brief summary of some of these things that i'm concerned with. i think we can work to find common ground. if we are talking about nationalizing police forces, i don't think we will get there but if we are finding some kind of meaningful regulation and oversight of the implementation of facial recognition technology which is what the chair is alluding to, then i think we can find a lot of common ground here. with that, i would like to submit for the record a letter to the committee dated july 12, 2021 from matthew feeney of the cato institute. >> you want to finish the explanation? >> i also wish to submit an article
technology, the technology here is problematic and inconsistent. it has not been perfected. images of law-abiding people have been acquired in the security of the databases is an issue after we've seen with recent breaches of databases. private companies acquiring and scraping their information and selling it to the feds, manipulation can take place. it expands the surveillance state we have been railing against. the gao gave important concerns. those -- that's a brief summary of some of these...
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and talk about technology technology that compares to the image of the traveler and to willingly provide a photographic image of that person. so what happens when a traveler is falsely identified if there is a failure to identify what happens quick. >> if you're departing the united states with no match the regular process in sue's. >> and then to look at the passport and then with the objections that technology as it currently exists and it has come along way and it is advancing as we speak. and those citizens that we served and then willingly have provided with that security checkpoint and those images not recognized or the flag to false identify and then they go through the normal check with the human beings. >> that's correct. >> . >> thank you for holding the hearing and i think the witnesses. >> thank you ranking member. as previously outlined i will recognize members in order of seniority. members are reminded to unmute when recognized for questions. >> . >> thank you madame chair and distinguished analyst this afternoon. and congress directed the consumer excuse me the consumer b
and talk about technology technology that compares to the image of the traveler and to willingly provide a photographic image of that person. so what happens when a traveler is falsely identified if there is a failure to identify what happens quick. >> if you're departing the united states with no match the regular process in sue's. >> and then to look at the passport and then with the objections that technology as it currently exists and it has come along way and it is advancing as...
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we continue to do technology work. and of course 20 years later we now have live the technology revolution there all these problems we address. turns out to be a fun time to move into that area pits vector west is a vice president at the brookings institution. over that 20 years, as the focus of your study changed? >> b focus has changed dramatically. in the early days it was really just looking at government websites. but of course over the last two decades there has been a flowering of many different types of technologies, certainly artificial intelligence, facial recognition the development of smart phones, mobile applications that people now used to access all sorts of services and products. in the interesting thing is all of the policy issues that now have been raised as we are moving into this new digital economy there are all sorts of problems that have developed. if somebody works at the ink tank of the brookings institution were very interested in the policy aspects and how we can improve the products and the
we continue to do technology work. and of course 20 years later we now have live the technology revolution there all these problems we address. turns out to be a fun time to move into that area pits vector west is a vice president at the brookings institution. over that 20 years, as the focus of your study changed? >> b focus has changed dramatically. in the early days it was really just looking at government websites. but of course over the last two decades there has been a flowering of...
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, would there be a different technology for -- policy for each technology? >> the requirement to submit a technology policy for the departments that are using -- currently using technology, and also applies to any department that, in the future, will be seeking funding or approval, budget approval or contracting, that was seeking budget approval or seeking to contract to purchase new surveillance technology. in response to your second question about whether departments must submit a proposed policy for each type of technology, the answer is no." department can submit an omnibus policy that covers all the technology that the department uses or they could submit piecemeal policies for each type of technologies that uses. >> if i may, for the president to supervisor stefani, part of the rationale, and this was actually a suggestion of the city administrator, of using the committee on information technology is so there can be some standardization within and across departments, so maybe there are technologies that have different use policies by the nature of thos
, would there be a different technology for -- policy for each technology? >> the requirement to submit a technology policy for the departments that are using -- currently using technology, and also applies to any department that, in the future, will be seeking funding or approval, budget approval or contracting, that was seeking budget approval or seeking to contract to purchase new surveillance technology. in response to your second question about whether departments must submit a...
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there is adoption of new technology, innovating with that technology. >> talking about new technology with oil -- oil is in the ground. what is this new technology? >> two things. one, the seismic work that benefits from all of the gains we have made in the i.t. world. >> information technology, finding the oil, mapping the ground. >> secondly, the latest adaption of technology that has been around a long time is drilling techniques, going from a vertical for -- to much more use of horizontal -- exactly. >> how many directions in one? >> as much as 8. >> what is fracking? >> hydro fracking is the ability to increase the channels for that oil or natural gas to flow into production. >> it is cracking a rock and pushing something in to get something out. >> a rock like people like hubbard would have never imagined -- >> he was the first man who said we might run out of oil that people took seriously. >> robert, your organization, tell us about it. >> it is a think tank in washington and we focus on how we get the right policies, both in the united states and around the world, to maximize
there is adoption of new technology, innovating with that technology. >> talking about new technology with oil -- oil is in the ground. what is this new technology? >> two things. one, the seismic work that benefits from all of the gains we have made in the i.t. world. >> information technology, finding the oil, mapping the ground. >> secondly, the latest adaption of technology that has been around a long time is drilling techniques, going from a vertical for -- to much...
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scott's focusing on technology such as facial recognition technology and privacy issues. he's with us remotely. nicol turner lee is the director for center of technology at brookings institution. dr. turner lee is the an expert on the intersection of race and wealth, and criminal justice and economic development. she's also with us remotely. daniel is at pandium where he helped advance biometric exit and entry systems. without objections the witness's full statements will be entered into the record and i'll ask the witnesses to summarize his or her statements for five minutes beginning with ms. rebecca gambler. >> thank you for the opportunity to testify and discuss gao's work on facial recognition technology at ports of entry as part of this biometric program. beginning in 1996, a series of federal laws has required to implement it biometric system to match arrival and departure records of foreign nationals and a bioentry system and we've identified longstanding chance to ccp deploying a biometric capability. over the years cbp has tested versus biometric technologies to
scott's focusing on technology such as facial recognition technology and privacy issues. he's with us remotely. nicol turner lee is the director for center of technology at brookings institution. dr. turner lee is the an expert on the intersection of race and wealth, and criminal justice and economic development. she's also with us remotely. daniel is at pandium where he helped advance biometric exit and entry systems. without objections the witness's full statements will be entered into the...
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some are urging nhtsa not to mandate any radio technology because they say autonomous technologies are good enough. my own view based on the engineering studies i have seen is whatever radio technology you are talking about, both of them see beyond autonomous technology giving the car more information to help keep passengers in the vehicle safe and the auto manufacturers can contemplate whatever system that is that comes into use that would be integrated into the autonomous system. lastly, others argue leave the radio solution to the market. what is less clear is how would the market solve real network affect problems, namely we all have to be on the same interoperable radio technology to see the benefits. splintering is never good. ideally you want to bring parties together. i see this debate going in the opposite direction and i hope we can discuss more about the implications of all this. >> let's hear from you. >> in keeping with michael's theme of change i want to talk about changes in the marketplace and something that happened changed, when the fcc opened the proceeding. in the a
some are urging nhtsa not to mandate any radio technology because they say autonomous technologies are good enough. my own view based on the engineering studies i have seen is whatever radio technology you are talking about, both of them see beyond autonomous technology giving the car more information to help keep passengers in the vehicle safe and the auto manufacturers can contemplate whatever system that is that comes into use that would be integrated into the autonomous system. lastly,...
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the technology involved in this will be new technology that needs to be developed. artificial intelligence has been around for many years, it still needs to be evolved a lot. and it needs to grow. i think we will see a new generation of engineers. i think we'll see much more focus on electrical engineering and data andalytics and that type of technology. and i think the market will pull from the universities and have much more people going into those areas. >> thank you, senator nelson. one last sort of quick question. because lots have been talked about today, and as we have looked at this issue, stake holder community highlights emphasizes the fact this is going to save a lot of lives. and my question, very directly is, do you think the safety in terms of lives saves as a result of automated vehicles as advertised by the industry will be realized? i mean, the lives saved as a result of this technology consistent with what the reality is? >> i can say that i am more than optimistic that we will realize the benefits that we are even just laying out today. i don't th
the technology involved in this will be new technology that needs to be developed. artificial intelligence has been around for many years, it still needs to be evolved a lot. and it needs to grow. i think we will see a new generation of engineers. i think we'll see much more focus on electrical engineering and data andalytics and that type of technology. and i think the market will pull from the universities and have much more people going into those areas. >> thank you, senator nelson....
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biometrics is a viable technology. -- valuable technology. it is necessary to ensure that the privacy of individuals is not unduly compromised when their data are used in certain applications. the purpose of my testimony is to communicate some of the ways in which the privacy of the biometric data of individuals can be enhanced thereby facilitating the responsible use of this powerful technology. firstly, the benefits of our metrics. the need for reliably determining the identity of a person is critical in a vast number of applications ranging from personal smartphones to border security. from self-driving vehicles to deporting, tracking child vaccinations, preventing human trafficking. biometrics is increasingly being used in several such applications. many smartphones employ automated face or fingerprint recognition when unlocking and for payment authentication purchase -- purposes. use of this technology is being driven by significant improvement in recognition accuracy of the systems over the past that gate. the phenomenal rights of the p
biometrics is a viable technology. -- valuable technology. it is necessary to ensure that the privacy of individuals is not unduly compromised when their data are used in certain applications. the purpose of my testimony is to communicate some of the ways in which the privacy of the biometric data of individuals can be enhanced thereby facilitating the responsible use of this powerful technology. firstly, the benefits of our metrics. the need for reliably determining the identity of a person is...
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park technology park. there are different ones that really develop ten or twelve years of experience, ten or twelve years of life and with knowledge of foundations and technology, enough and much more than the usual brokers, even they have disciplinary experience. the title of knowledge the foundation and these samples are granted, and these subsidiaries exist at a random form of every ten companies that evaluate the company, when something, for example, believes that this work will work, one of the actors in the field of growth will be increased, and the assessment system will be more important than the evaluation system . adding too they were protesting or having a client of scientific department in time and place to go to ten reputable centers, and no matter where the province is in less time, such as kamal khuzestan province company can be ten to ten in the morning, which are selected for the first phase to test companies to evaluate companies . that now, the duration of the assessment day of danesh ba
park technology park. there are different ones that really develop ten or twelve years of experience, ten or twelve years of life and with knowledge of foundations and technology, enough and much more than the usual brokers, even they have disciplinary experience. the title of knowledge the foundation and these samples are granted, and these subsidiaries exist at a random form of every ten companies that evaluate the company, when something, for example, believes that this work will work, one...
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and be the american technology or technologies that are produced by our closest allies, we as american consumers and me as a legislator i think have a responsibility to ensure the american consumers or companies know the risks that come with certain options that it makes on the market. >> there's another chinese product, another chinese technological product that is raising a lot of alarm bills for people in congress and that's tiktok, and it's a really popular massively popular social media app and it's one of the first beijing owned apps to make inroads in western markets. inevitably, there is a lot of concern. i think chuck schumer has weighed in on this and said the army shouldn't use this. the army has banned it from their phones. is that another area you're looking at, , the concern about these foreign owned apps? >> guest: i think for some of your viewers, tiktok first came on my radar as something that my children's friends are talking about. so at first i was thinking it's another thing like instagram or i don't know, that you type app. and then you see tremendous reporting th
and be the american technology or technologies that are produced by our closest allies, we as american consumers and me as a legislator i think have a responsibility to ensure the american consumers or companies know the risks that come with certain options that it makes on the market. >> there's another chinese product, another chinese technological product that is raising a lot of alarm bills for people in congress and that's tiktok, and it's a really popular massively popular social...
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this technology does that. to make trucking cool and attractive, tech savvy in this generation, i think is a good fit. we are assuring in a lot of new talent that will cope with this technology and make it work to the benefit of society. we believe in that. it may be more indirect but we think that is an attractive element. so we can enter the workforce. let me ask you about the 5.9 gigahertz safety spectrum. if we don't get the exclusive use of that, as your testimony advocates, what would that mean? mr. spear: i think it will be a huge setback. bullish on this issue than others. we work closely with the national safety council on this issue and feel that having conductivity between cars, trucks, and infrastructure bulle than others. is in my opinion the secret sauce. you don't have cars cutting off trucks. two thirds of the accidents involving trucks involved driver behavior, speeding, texting. conductivity plays a key role as that becomes more of a problem. eliminating congestion -- these are huge issues tha
this technology does that. to make trucking cool and attractive, tech savvy in this generation, i think is a good fit. we are assuring in a lot of new talent that will cope with this technology and make it work to the benefit of society. we believe in that. it may be more indirect but we think that is an attractive element. so we can enter the workforce. let me ask you about the 5.9 gigahertz safety spectrum. if we don't get the exclusive use of that, as your testimony advocates, what would...
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or incorporate new electronics, mobile technologies applications of technology which are proposed to use a pond, above or below city property within the public right-of-way. this includes beta tests or pre- products, software, failing to have written analysis meant to be met by any regulatory body of the united states the state of california or the city. [reading notes] generally this is something that is in the testing phase. it is not consumable at market and does not have a permitting structure or process in existence. a question we spent a lot of time discussing and working through his what fits into the emerging technology? this discussion led us to anything that does not have a defining permanent structure. this allows for a testing environment and with consideration for equity accessibility, privacy sustainable use of data among all of the other city requirements that need to be considered throughout a process like this. what does the process look like? this graphic is a representative of the permitting and engagement process. it all begins with an idea. an idea for a new or r
or incorporate new electronics, mobile technologies applications of technology which are proposed to use a pond, above or below city property within the public right-of-way. this includes beta tests or pre- products, software, failing to have written analysis meant to be met by any regulatory body of the united states the state of california or the city. [reading notes] generally this is something that is in the testing phase. it is not consumable at market and does not have a permitting...
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today, technology invented and smart phones everywhere. [applause] james, eric swanson and david wang the national medal of technology a innovatn is been awarded to james, ec swanson of the massachusetts instute of technolog and david along of the oregon health and science university for enhancing human vion. their invention of optical coherence transforms ophthalmology b providing detailed image of the retina of the first time. the work is on the standard of care and treatment of eye disease. giving millions a new chance to see the world. [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] [laughter] [laughter] [laughter] [applause] [applause] you all are s impressive. no, i really mean it. you are literally changing the world for the better. thank you everybody and congratulations to these in ourr families to remember what america is all about. you do, possibilities, possibilities. that is who we are. anything is possible if we put our mind to it. and with you all, you have incredible minds for thank you what you've done so far you ha
today, technology invented and smart phones everywhere. [applause] james, eric swanson and david wang the national medal of technology a innovatn is been awarded to james, ec swanson of the massachusetts instute of technolog and david along of the oregon health and science university for enhancing human vion. their invention of optical coherence transforms ophthalmology b providing detailed image of the retina of the first time. the work is on the standard of care and treatment of eye disease....
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technologies are good enough. my own view on that based on the engineering studies i've seen is that whatever radio technology you talk about, dsrc or cellular based system, both of them see beyond autonomous technologies and would give the car more information to help keep the passengers in that vehicle safe. and i think the auto manufacturers would contemplate whatever system that is that's ultimately comes into use that would -- that information would be integrated into the autonomous system. it would become another data input. and lastly, others argue, leave the radio solution to the market. but what's less clear is how would the market resolve the very real network effects problem. namely, we all have to be on the same or interoperable technology to receive benefits. splintering is never good for public policy decision-making, you want to bring parties together. i see this debate going in the opposite direction and i hope we can discuss more about the implications of all of this as we move through the discuss
technologies are good enough. my own view on that based on the engineering studies i've seen is that whatever radio technology you talk about, dsrc or cellular based system, both of them see beyond autonomous technologies and would give the car more information to help keep the passengers in that vehicle safe. and i think the auto manufacturers would contemplate whatever system that is that's ultimately comes into use that would -- that information would be integrated into the autonomous...
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i support innovation and technology. but, our residents are not guinea pigs and our public infrastructure are not a free-for-all for unregulated spaces. san francisco welcomes and encourages emerging technologies and the office will ensure that the technologies provide common good measure and identifiable ways and that they are safe and appropriate. emerging technologies are new and potentially useful. they work better or have unique applications when they do not arrive without a need for accommodation. many emerging technologies impact the public. they utilize our public infrastructure or write a wave. our airspace or our data. i want to be clear that the objective is not to control these technologies but to balance the public service of innovation with the public good and safety. this is why i am proud we had a robust, thorough and collaborative process through my emergency technology. city administrative kelly will present more details. it is worth noting over 200 people and organizations participated including small
i support innovation and technology. but, our residents are not guinea pigs and our public infrastructure are not a free-for-all for unregulated spaces. san francisco welcomes and encourages emerging technologies and the office will ensure that the technologies provide common good measure and identifiable ways and that they are safe and appropriate. emerging technologies are new and potentially useful. they work better or have unique applications when they do not arrive without a need for...
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c-span: what is technology? >> guest: i had to define it in the book rather broadly because not only do i include machinery like television and computers and all of that, but also techniques. i call them invisible technologies because most people don't think of them as a sort of machinery -- things like statistics and polling and bureaucratic forms -- any systematic and repeatable technique that tends to cause people to constrain their thinking about the world. c-span: we talked a number of years ago about television. what impact is technology having on television, and what's the impact on the country? >> guest: one of the reasons, brian, that i felt i did this book is that the last time we talked, as you suggest, it was about a book that was almost wholly devoted to television. when i started to think about that issue, i realized that you don't get an accurate handle on what we americans were all about by focusing on one medium, that you had to see television as part of a kind of a system of techniques and tech
c-span: what is technology? >> guest: i had to define it in the book rather broadly because not only do i include machinery like television and computers and all of that, but also techniques. i call them invisible technologies because most people don't think of them as a sort of machinery -- things like statistics and polling and bureaucratic forms -- any systematic and repeatable technique that tends to cause people to constrain their thinking about the world. c-span: we talked a number...
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>> that's a great question long past technologies is a new technology . right now we're at max efficiency in terms of our system be able to get to smaller and smaller sites and the reason that it is we need one laser to cover many oil and gas companies so right now areas like the permian are ideal because we can spread that system out over many operators and drive the cost of monitoring to very low levels. certainly as our technology continues to evolve we will be to track down and get out of these areas where you guys are. so again i think keeping these technologies rolling and pushing forward will certainly help get monitoring . >> that's why investing is so important for innovation. , i yelled back my time. you are recognize. >> humana chair. i think we all agree that we should quantify and limit emissions and we've been trying to help companies like long past get the epa approval they need to do this important work. it should also be said not of us want harmful materials in the air these are regulated. i do want to take a step back and note some inesc
>> that's a great question long past technologies is a new technology . right now we're at max efficiency in terms of our system be able to get to smaller and smaller sites and the reason that it is we need one laser to cover many oil and gas companies so right now areas like the permian are ideal because we can spread that system out over many operators and drive the cost of monitoring to very low levels. certainly as our technology continues to evolve we will be to track down and get...
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we love technology. big implications for privacy and we are sort of of battledle of a bit over the extent to which we will allow technology to take away our privacy. caller mentioned the n.s.a. scandal and in some ways the and n.s.a. arees the same, which is are we as a allow the ome to government to record everything caseeverybody does just in you might have happened it commit a crime? come to the attention of the government they can play a rewiped on your life and -- your life and see who you have called and where you have been and where you have forth.your car and so our view is that is too much give to the government. too much power of the government violates iduals and our oldest traditions and we should not allow the government to use these new technologies that way. host: if i'm hearing you correctly, it seems like let's see where the technology goes regulatory what efforts we have it make. guest: in some areas, yes. no.other areas we call for regulations on drones in the area of law enforcement.
we love technology. big implications for privacy and we are sort of of battledle of a bit over the extent to which we will allow technology to take away our privacy. caller mentioned the n.s.a. scandal and in some ways the and n.s.a. arees the same, which is are we as a allow the ome to government to record everything caseeverybody does just in you might have happened it commit a crime? come to the attention of the government they can play a rewiped on your life and -- your life and see who you...
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i have a concentration on technology and sit on the subcommittee of technology and internet. so i am always amazed at american innovation and things that can help us save money and also help us to make our life easier. i am really excited about the displ displays that have to do with homes in terms of heating and sprink sprinkling system and how they can be controlled and administered by your cellphone. that is my favorite. it is an amazing feat. i am so excited and i cannot wait to get back to my best buy store so i can invest more money in best buy for this technology. >> host: you are here more on a personal level than congressional? >> look, i am a consumer. we are all consumers first and foremost. we are members of congress secondly. i am excited about the advancements in the technology. the advancement in telecommuneations with all of the start phones and allied instruments all really making the american people's lives a lot simpler and easier. one thing that amazes me, when i have an app and you can change the color of the lights by moving your finger around, it remind
i have a concentration on technology and sit on the subcommittee of technology and internet. so i am always amazed at american innovation and things that can help us save money and also help us to make our life easier. i am really excited about the displ displays that have to do with homes in terms of heating and sprink sprinkling system and how they can be controlled and administered by your cellphone. that is my favorite. it is an amazing feat. i am so excited and i cannot wait to get back to...
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so technology will only helps the non-rich who are users of the technology, not employers of it. and so because of that i think it's almost inevitable, absent policy changes, that the poor will do better because their productivity is increasing at the rich will do even more better because they can deploy so much more. the percentage of billionaires in the world who made their own money is growing every year, and it's just easier to make $1 billion than ever before. not for me, unfortunately, but facebook and google minted 12 between them. because it's easier to touch a billion lives than ever before. i think the gap between the rich and poor will increase, but sometimes that is cast to look like the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. the poor get some better off and the rich get even more better off. >> host: are we look at an artificial intelligence divideÀa la the digital fight with talked about for years? >> guest: i personally don't think so but we could argue it's an open question. if i am anybody and you give me, take my mobile device, and i download
so technology will only helps the non-rich who are users of the technology, not employers of it. and so because of that i think it's almost inevitable, absent policy changes, that the poor will do better because their productivity is increasing at the rich will do even more better because they can deploy so much more. the percentage of billionaires in the world who made their own money is growing every year, and it's just easier to make $1 billion than ever before. not for me, unfortunately,...
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the technology is what creates a disability. the other believe that we have is that it is important to step back from what we know at listen to our clients. has to stop putting our beliefs on them. we have to look at where people are coming from with technology. and figure out what the issues are that they are having. the big question that we often asked is, when someone is struggling, is that a disability issue or a learning curve issue? we find that the disability issues are the easy fixes. the small print, hard to use a mouse, all of that is very easy to fix. the learning curve issues are really the hard ones for most people. most seniors and don't have a tool box of strategies for dealing with technology. we were more able to figure things out. i may not know where the downloads folder is, but i know it exists. i might have trouble finding it, but i know it is there. for someone that doesn't speak technology as well as i do, they don't know how to look for it. if you are someone i have an analogy for you. how many people her
the technology is what creates a disability. the other believe that we have is that it is important to step back from what we know at listen to our clients. has to stop putting our beliefs on them. we have to look at where people are coming from with technology. and figure out what the issues are that they are having. the big question that we often asked is, when someone is struggling, is that a disability issue or a learning curve issue? we find that the disability issues are the easy fixes....
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the item also -- also be aware that often technology, technological advices out pace current regulations but it's not practical for a legislature or for emerging technology companies to create piecemail all the time. there needs to be a process that anticipating emerging technologies and that broadly accommodates instances and variations we know are coming down the road. we have a great record of priortizing our resident's health and safety amongst competing interests of corporate profits, tax considerations, use of municipal resources and so forth. in 2003 the city adopted the precautionary principal as a general city policy. the principal was later identified as chapter 1 -- if you would like to sit down it's okay. >> okay. >> commissioner yee: it will be a couple of seconds. i'm sorry. the principals later in chapter 1 of the san francisco environment code, the key element of the precautionary principal states that every person has an equal right to a healthy and safe environment. it is mandated that our order, land be of a standard high enough that individuals in communities can live
the item also -- also be aware that often technology, technological advices out pace current regulations but it's not practical for a legislature or for emerging technology companies to create piecemail all the time. there needs to be a process that anticipating emerging technologies and that broadly accommodates instances and variations we know are coming down the road. we have a great record of priortizing our resident's health and safety amongst competing interests of corporate profits, tax...
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and exoprosthetics, cellular technologies, regeneration technologies, as was shown today during the discussion or during that what my colleagues told me, here downstairs on the first floor, but this is... some kind of fantasy, until quite recently we could only read such things in - in fantastic works of art, today all this is becoming a reality, all these directions are now only gaining strength, but how it is expected that in the near future they will make a real revolution in medicine. quite recently i also spoke about expanding support for domestic science, including what i consider necessary to increase. the volume of budget funds allocated annually for the development of innovative medical technologies and products. it is imperative to pay special attention to medical science and support strong institutions that combine research activities with practical medicine. they should become real centers of knowledge for the entire domestic healthcare system, working in the full sense of the word on the technologies of the future. and in this regard. i propose to expand the network of
and exoprosthetics, cellular technologies, regeneration technologies, as was shown today during the discussion or during that what my colleagues told me, here downstairs on the first floor, but this is... some kind of fantasy, until quite recently we could only read such things in - in fantastic works of art, today all this is becoming a reality, all these directions are now only gaining strength, but how it is expected that in the near future they will make a real revolution in medicine. quite...
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informed by the technology owe quadrennial technology review which we had a hearing on a couple of months ago the department of energy's budget request cuts funding in mature technology areas and provides increased resources for the most promising clean energy innovations. this is an important step towards a national energy policy that invests in critical energy priorities within a framework of a sustainable fiscal policy. the department of energy's budget for the committee today supports a range of cutting-edge technologies that will enable us to lead in the global race for clean energy. increased investment in high performance computing and basic science will increase understanding and spur new energy technology development, continued investments in rpe will support high-risk information energy projects, helping them to mature and attract nongovernmental funding. support for solar and wind and geothermal and biomass energy will develop our portfolio of available energy sources and enable a transition to cleaner technologies. and meanwhile funding for research on carbon capture and seque
informed by the technology owe quadrennial technology review which we had a hearing on a couple of months ago the department of energy's budget request cuts funding in mature technology areas and provides increased resources for the most promising clean energy innovations. this is an important step towards a national energy policy that invests in critical energy priorities within a framework of a sustainable fiscal policy. the department of energy's budget for the committee today supports a...
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as technology becomes mainstream sometimes we think of it as less ai than wer technology. looking at ballistic evidence, where it is compared through an automated system at a database and a later has to be verified by human analyst, it makes connections through the automated process that has to latebe verified by a human analyst. in that sense i certainly consider ai has to be human verification. chairman booker, thank you. california iwell rresented today. nator padilla. sen. padilla: thank you, mr. chair.=v speaking of california it was cently reported at a local lice dartmenin my state that used ai to render a 3d image of a suspect from crime scene data dna. then, they attempted to run that image through facial recognition software. in an effort to identify the suspect. is is the first reported case about law enforcement attempting to use facial recognition tenology, that has questions in and of itself, on an generated image. the incident first occurred, actually, in 2020. it's been a couple years. the public did not become aware of it until it was reported this week. t
as technology becomes mainstream sometimes we think of it as less ai than wer technology. looking at ballistic evidence, where it is compared through an automated system at a database and a later has to be verified by human analyst, it makes connections through the automated process that has to latebe verified by a human analyst. in that sense i certainly consider ai has to be human verification. chairman booker, thank you. california iwell rresented today. nator padilla. sen. padilla: thank...
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new technology. our colleagues at palantir, this is our moment. also for silicon valley tech companies to understand the importance of national security and working with governments to help protect western ideals. for us in particular, our battlefront is the energy security infrastructure. there are two battlefield in our opinion. the war on the front lines and also over christmas 9 million people in ukraine had no access to power. what our company is focused on is how to utilize robotics, autonomous vehicles, as well as ringing that into the fold with software to help project went the environment will fail so we can make the right strategies and plans and things we can recommend because we have the ability to see critical infrastructure across nations and even in the defense sector what leads to failures and how to stop it from failing. these are critical pieces of data that drive artificial intelligence to help predict and provide better decisions as a relates to national security on the energy fro
new technology. our colleagues at palantir, this is our moment. also for silicon valley tech companies to understand the importance of national security and working with governments to help protect western ideals. for us in particular, our battlefront is the energy security infrastructure. there are two battlefield in our opinion. the war on the front lines and also over christmas 9 million people in ukraine had no access to power. what our company is focused on is how to utilize robotics,...
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the technologies we need today are very old compared to the technologies of the world. our plans for farmers today are happy in terms of technology. 2022. therefore, the person who went to agricultural technologies was much lower than the technologies of the world. the solution is to make it less. it was like that all the evaluations were done centrally in the scientific vice-chancellor, and this helped to do the work more accurately, but at the same time, the slowness of time after three months of drawing money for the evaluations had caused some damage. the book causes discomfort because technology and issues anyway its development is considered the secret of a company. after the brokers i entered for evaluation, it might cause a conflict of interest in the evaluation. another very important issue was that the support of the company was not necessary according to the size of the growth and maturity. the support basket that the start-up company received and the developed company was the same . i need clothes it is more fitting that the law of 401, which is the producti
the technologies we need today are very old compared to the technologies of the world. our plans for farmers today are happy in terms of technology. 2022. therefore, the person who went to agricultural technologies was much lower than the technologies of the world. the solution is to make it less. it was like that all the evaluations were done centrally in the scientific vice-chancellor, and this helped to do the work more accurately, but at the same time, the slowness of time after three...
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>> next two house science space and technology subcommittees look at new and emerging medical technologies designed to help veterans, members heard from the founders of the group soldier strong and project hero and chief science with the american department's national nuclear security administration. this is about two hours. >> -- will come to order. without objection, the chair is authorized to declare recesses of the committee at any time. good morning and welcome to today's hearing entitled empowering u.s. veterans through technology. i now recognize myself for five minutes for an opening statement. the impetus for today's hearing goes back a year or so to may 2017 when i first met with one of our witnesses john warden at a ride to recovery event for veterans in my district in manassas, virginia. i heard firsthand from john about the hero track system and the wearable health monitoring device with software designed to help veterans suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder. i was fascinated by this technology and the research going on with it and its potential to help our veterans n
>> next two house science space and technology subcommittees look at new and emerging medical technologies designed to help veterans, members heard from the founders of the group soldier strong and project hero and chief science with the american department's national nuclear security administration. this is about two hours. >> -- will come to order. without objection, the chair is authorized to declare recesses of the committee at any time. good morning and welcome to today's...
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and technology in the future. some folks might know this term that they talk a lot about, the fact we have an alignment problem. that unlike when you are using structured data only, and you are doing rules based development, with large data sets, you do not know necessarily how certain conclusions were reached by ai. you have information revealed to you. there is a need, and i do not see the need going away anytime soon, for human judgment, human ethics, morality and principle. data is interesting to analyze and inform. just because we get certain information, doesn't mean it is right. we should consider information, but we also need to check fact's and human intelligence, ai is not at the level of human intelligence. chatgpt it is like the size of a -- brain, and we are nowhere near the potential of the human brain yet. i do not know yet. mark: well said, bailey devries, it has been an honor to have you with us. she runs the office of something and innovation. i want to thank you for joining us. bailey: it is a p
and technology in the future. some folks might know this term that they talk a lot about, the fact we have an alignment problem. that unlike when you are using structured data only, and you are doing rules based development, with large data sets, you do not know necessarily how certain conclusions were reached by ai. you have information revealed to you. there is a need, and i do not see the need going away anytime soon, for human judgment, human ethics, morality and principle. data is...
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that is all technology stuff. we are a retailer. we're not a technology company. retailers are saying stuff like this a consumer data. i have a ceo say to me, here is the challenge i'm facing. we have 900 stores across the united states. i can tell you what products sold and what stores yesterday down to the sku down to the level of detail, and i can readily tell you how many customers came into our story yesterday. here is the problem i face. amazon or a company like yours e day you -- ebay, you know how many people came into your store, who bought what item, what they looked at, what they left at the checkout counter when they did not buy it, and what they paid for. you have perfect information about your customers. what i am scared of is the pandora of shopping, this ceo said to me. i do not know how many of you used pandora. pandora has this amazing ability to predict what music you will like. he said, i am afraid that companies like amazon and ebay are going to use the data to be able to start predicting what my consumers want. i need your help to get more in
that is all technology stuff. we are a retailer. we're not a technology company. retailers are saying stuff like this a consumer data. i have a ceo say to me, here is the challenge i'm facing. we have 900 stores across the united states. i can tell you what products sold and what stores yesterday down to the sku down to the level of detail, and i can readily tell you how many customers came into our story yesterday. here is the problem i face. amazon or a company like yours e day you -- ebay,...
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i think that's one of the things that concerns me about not just this technology but a lot of technology out there right now, facial resignation recognition,f that nature. these programs have a nasty habit of getting funding and taking off and developing a life of their own and never getting the kind of scrutiny they need. has any inspector general, either in the department of defense or service ever taken a look at any of these programs to see if they actually have? >> they certainly have. the technology is very much an uphill battle. there are a lot of skeptics, if you get one megapixel camera, why would you need more than that? there was also some very high testing data by came out about the programs. also, there's some evidence that has escaped beyond its means, one senior officer involved on the analysis and of the program said it would be useful for the operation in afghanistan. that had nothing to do with what the cia initially intended for the technology. it doesn't necessarily apply, you use the tools that are at your disposal. so i feel like the budget data speaks for itself, t
i think that's one of the things that concerns me about not just this technology but a lot of technology out there right now, facial resignation recognition,f that nature. these programs have a nasty habit of getting funding and taking off and developing a life of their own and never getting the kind of scrutiny they need. has any inspector general, either in the department of defense or service ever taken a look at any of these programs to see if they actually have? >> they certainly...
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of technological innovation. so i am particularly pleased, also with a large veterans population, to chair this hearing today to profile technologies to help our dedicated veterans who have served our nation. by shining a spotlight on cutting-edge technology, designed to help combat injured veterans, the science community can help spread the word about the wonderful efforts in which our witnesses are engaged, and their impact on the lives of -- lives of our brave men and women who sacrifice and deserve our care and attention. i also look forward to hearing more about the department of energy, the department of veterans affairs collaboration, that will leverage -- high performance computing and machine learning capabilities to analyze health records of more than 20 million veterans, maintained by the va. the goal of this partnership is to arm the va with data it can use, to potentially improve healthcare offered to veterans by developing new treatments and provide better strategies. this win-win enterprise has rev
of technological innovation. so i am particularly pleased, also with a large veterans population, to chair this hearing today to profile technologies to help our dedicated veterans who have served our nation. by shining a spotlight on cutting-edge technology, designed to help combat injured veterans, the science community can help spread the word about the wonderful efforts in which our witnesses are engaged, and their impact on the lives of -- lives of our brave men and women who sacrifice and...
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it ends up, if you can actually get technology — and the general definition of technology since the dawn of humanity is to improve the productivity of the human species, where humans can have more leverage, they can get more for less. and so, we could say, "let's give all the money we have to all the ngos". and what they'll be doing is using yesteryear�*s technology and last year's cost to buy food and feed the world's people — and by the way, that is a very noble goal. we're spending about $20 billion this year through the un world food programme to feed undernourished people around the world. that's a great bridge, but it doesn't solve the problem. in order to solve the problem, we need to make more food, and we need to make the price of food go down. and technology is the way we do that. and technology will only find its way into the market if someone's willing to pay for it because it has a benefit to them. and that means that ultimately, the cost for them to return to them is good, the company that provides the technology is good, and for the consumer, it is good because the pri
it ends up, if you can actually get technology — and the general definition of technology since the dawn of humanity is to improve the productivity of the human species, where humans can have more leverage, they can get more for less. and so, we could say, "let's give all the money we have to all the ngos". and what they'll be doing is using yesteryear�*s technology and last year's cost to buy food and feed the world's people — and by the way, that is a very noble goal. we're...
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we would look at the technology and say, is this technology in the state-of-the-art? is it useful military, that it would advance their capability, whoever they are, in this case, china, over ours? if there was any doubt about that, i would be in there arguing we either have to put control around this, depending who the company was -- depending who the company was and discuss those controls or i would be arguing for a block. as the honorable mr. wolf sitting next to me would say i was usually sitting there pounding the table -- >> you can get overruled. >> never. >> okay, good. i see my time has expired. thank you. >> the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois, mr. foster. >> thank you, mr. chairman and our witnesses. mr. segal, in your testimony, you mentioned things like source code as one of the things that are hard to keep under control when you get an investment. are there investment models that allow us to accept money but keep the intellectual property here, or is that pretty much a lost cause once you have a significant investm
we would look at the technology and say, is this technology in the state-of-the-art? is it useful military, that it would advance their capability, whoever they are, in this case, china, over ours? if there was any doubt about that, i would be in there arguing we either have to put control around this, depending who the company was -- depending who the company was and discuss those controls or i would be arguing for a block. as the honorable mr. wolf sitting next to me would say i was usually...
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technology. it's the kind of organization that has to be building -- bridging such a gap grade that's why we decide to focus on this area of technology development. >> taiwan is well known for computer-related technologies. how come we don't have industries or companies jumping to this system software area and try to be competitive down the line? >> not just system software but software in general is not really the top career choice for many of the young generation in taiwan because our electronics industry is so strong. many people doing computer science are probably more likely to end up being an i.t. manager of some engineering company as opposed to choosing software development as a career grade in particular, systems software is a difficult area. within the software area, there's easy software and difficult software. system software is more difficult grade even in academia, there are not many willing to do this kind of research because it's very difficult to publish area so people think it's
technology. it's the kind of organization that has to be building -- bridging such a gap grade that's why we decide to focus on this area of technology development. >> taiwan is well known for computer-related technologies. how come we don't have industries or companies jumping to this system software area and try to be competitive down the line? >> not just system software but software in general is not really the top career choice for many of the young generation in taiwan because...
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current technologies. nist evaluations advance measurement science by providing a scientific basis for what to measure and how to measure. nist evaluations also facilitate development of consensus based standards by providing quantitative data for development of scientifically sound fit for purpose standards. nist conducted the face recognition grand challenge and multiple biometric grand challenge programs to challenge the facial recognition community to break new ground solving research problems on the biometric frontier. since 2000, nist's face recognition vendor testing program or frvt has assessed capabilities of algorithms for one to many identification and 1-1 verificatioverification. nist broadened the scope of its work in this area to understand the upper limits of human capabilities to recognize faces. historically and currently nist biometrics research has assisted the federal bureau of investigation and department of homeland security. nist's research was used by dhs in its transition to ten pr
current technologies. nist evaluations advance measurement science by providing a scientific basis for what to measure and how to measure. nist evaluations also facilitate development of consensus based standards by providing quantitative data for development of scientifically sound fit for purpose standards. nist conducted the face recognition grand challenge and multiple biometric grand challenge programs to challenge the facial recognition community to break new ground solving research...
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we see many critical technologies. in this domain. we bought. what is called in someone else's store a kind of supermarket prepared by someone made decisions, and at some point , the door was simply tightly closed in front of us and the search was hung closed. we have learned lessons have drawn the necessary conclusions by the government, public and private companies have already done a lot to change the situation, but it is necessary to be sure. we need to go further to solve more complex system tasks and plan this work for a long time. i propose to prepare a new national project for the period up to 2030 within a year, namely, a project on the formation of a data economy. i will emphasize the speech not only about consolidating existing tools to support the development of the digital economy of artificial intelligence and high-tech projects, including roadmaps for the development of quantum technologies, which you are talking about today and which state-owned companies are trying to put into practice today. well , to put developments in this a
we see many critical technologies. in this domain. we bought. what is called in someone else's store a kind of supermarket prepared by someone made decisions, and at some point , the door was simply tightly closed in front of us and the search was hung closed. we have learned lessons have drawn the necessary conclusions by the government, public and private companies have already done a lot to change the situation, but it is necessary to be sure. we need to go further to solve more complex...
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so what is happening with technology is the form factor, which is the shape and the size of technology is decreasing and it's becoming smaller capacities, doubling, quadrupling every single year. and so that is good news when it comes to healthcare, when it comes to chips and microprocessors that would be embedded inside the body of a person. because now you don't have to cut as much. now the body is not going to reject that sensor or that chip as much because she answered anything into a human body. the human body will reject it. it'll form your, you know, layers of different all fluids around it. and it will really try to protect of self and that's the natural protection mechanism behalf of so that's great news for factors becoming smaller in the future. also, we're looking at maybe artificial intelligence working really intelligently and actually working property intelligently getting more data. and, you know, correlate all the data it collects and try to figure out what is happening within the human body. so let's say we use these micro chips in a person who's physically disabled t
so what is happening with technology is the form factor, which is the shape and the size of technology is decreasing and it's becoming smaller capacities, doubling, quadrupling every single year. and so that is good news when it comes to healthcare, when it comes to chips and microprocessors that would be embedded inside the body of a person. because now you don't have to cut as much. now the body is not going to reject that sensor or that chip as much because she answered anything into a human...
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into final products based on technology and technology . the intensity of knowledge-based companies, the petrochemical research and technology company has created a chain of technology and technology regarding the package of methanol, ethanol, propylene, and polypropylene, and the first unit of the national petrochemical industries company's investment of approximately 600 million dollars is being built. this knowledge was completely in our country, it was one of the issues of technology and technology that has not been provided to our country for many years, one of the other issues is food. the phone frame should be fixed and the complete technology is solved. we are not bored anymore. the technology is too low and the technology of part of this technology can be provided by the country and the other part has been identified by roma, so that it can be generalized to you. tell me, i feel that more than 60% of the technologies that you our value chain can be understood inside the country, and the rest must be imported, and this is 60% ready
into final products based on technology and technology . the intensity of knowledge-based companies, the petrochemical research and technology company has created a chain of technology and technology regarding the package of methanol, ethanol, propylene, and polypropylene, and the first unit of the national petrochemical industries company's investment of approximately 600 million dollars is being built. this knowledge was completely in our country, it was one of the issues of technology and...
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as assistive technology. i have colleagues at stanford who focus on research in reinforcement learning and education, how to bring more technological assisnce into the teaching and tutorialization of the education itself. i think this could become a huge tool, as i was saying, to augment human teachers and educators so our knowledge can reach more students and a wider community. >> excellent. and for other witnesses, could you maybe comment on how academic institutions and industry could work with government on ai? >> so recommendation is really starting about measurement, to understand what's happening in the field. i think it's really about, for example, the study that we did showing the 300,000 times increase. we need more of that. we need to understand where things are going, where we are. the government is in a unique position to set the goal posts as well. the work that's happening at gao and dux has had some success with this. it's about starting in a low-touch way for the dialogue to start happening b
as assistive technology. i have colleagues at stanford who focus on research in reinforcement learning and education, how to bring more technological assisnce into the teaching and tutorialization of the education itself. i think this could become a huge tool, as i was saying, to augment human teachers and educators so our knowledge can reach more students and a wider community. >> excellent. and for other witnesses, could you maybe comment on how academic institutions and industry could...